Heart rate variability in myocardial infarction patients: Effects of exercise training

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a simple and noninvasive measure that estimates cardiac autonomic modulation, mainly the parasympathetic contribution. Increased sympathetic and/or decreased parasympathetic nervous activity is seen in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Consequently, these pati...

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Main Authors: Nórton Luís Oliveira, Fernando Ribeiro, Alberto Jorge Alves, Madalena Teixeira, Fátima Miranda, José Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913002468